Correct way to create and use document references?

[Hurra]

Hello!

We have a section with document references.

We have a library with elements which represents various documents, and in the master document we have a package named References where we put instances of the document-elements, and generate the reference list from there.

However, I don't like this approach, it's not real references. In the body text, we simply type the name of the instance, like a/A/1/i/whatever.

Is there any official and correct way to create and use document references? And use them in the body text? I know it is possible to create link to element of choice, but it's not that pretty, inter alia it links to the model which is not accessible for those who actually will read the document 

Thanks

[Sunshine]

Yes there is an alternative to that approach. Every element type has a property you can create file or web path references.
Open the properties of the element. In V14 you can do this by right clicking on element in project browser and select properties>special action. You get a properties dialog. In that dialog select Related>Files. Add either a local file path or web address.